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SUMMARY:April Relax and Wellness Weekend with The Mana Team
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Relax and Wellness Weekend Retreat at Mana\n2 nights accommodation & delicious vegetarian meals  \nAre you looking for an affordable getaway to unwind from the pace of life? Catch your breath at a Mana Relaxation Weekend\, where you can experience recreation in a way that supports your wellness and well-being. An opportunity to rest and replenish with an optional daily schedule designed to cultivate relaxation.  \nMana is the most beautiful tranquil place to visit that allows you to step away from life for a bit. The staff are so warm & welcoming\, the food so nourishing & delicious! Thank you so so much for sharing it with so many of us. I’ve been a number of times now & will continue to return! \nDriving in Mana Retreat Centre you really do feel like you’re leaving the hustle and bustle behind to be enveloped by the earth. They make you feel looked after\, well-fed\, relaxed and supported. \nNon-judgmental\, quiet and contemplative sanctuary\, in the most beautiful location. \n\nWhat is included?\n\nTwo nights of accommodation.\nBreakfast\, lunch and dinner – wholesome vegetarian cuisine\nBeginners Qi Gong\, Meditation and Yoga classes\nPlenty of time to relax\, read\, walk in nature\, have a sauna\, bush bath or massage\n\n(please note massage appointments are an additional charge and require booking in advance\, schedule may change). \n \nInspired to see more? Watch our Relax and Wellness Video here. \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teachers\nAmrit Saraswati \nAmrit is a dedicated student and teacher of yoga and meditation. She completed her first yoga teacher training with Ashram Yoga in 2012 and has been learning\, deepening and sharing traditional yoga practices in various retreat Centre’s around New Zealand for the last decade. \nShe has been involved with the Silent Meditations Retreat for the last 10 years and is passionate about the transformation and growth it inspires in people. She teaches with compassion\, authenticity and humility. Her calm and concise teaching allows people to go deep within themselves and have their own unique experience. \n \nHedwig Bakker \nHedwig grew up in the Netherlands\, was trained as a teacher physical education and worked  as an outdoor instructor for 15 years until she left the Netherlands in 2000. Initially she travelled overseas\, then lived in India and Nepal for nine years where she engaged in Buddhist teachings & retreats and several charity projects. Hedwig has been practicing meditation for over two decades and has been leading meditation classes\, courses and retreats since 2004. She is also a certified Holden Qi Gong teacher and leads all kinds of Qi Gong events.  These many years of personal practice and leading retreats & courses have resulted in a richness of experience and a genuine joy in sharing and guiding others in meditation & movement practice. \nHedwig’s courses & classes are universal and suitable for people from all walks of life. Her approach is joyful\, gentle\, practical\, and with a sense of lightness and humour. \n\nSecure your spot with us.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/april-relax-and-wellness/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Relax Weekend
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SUMMARY:Yogamind with Glenn Ceresoli
DESCRIPTION:Seven-day Residential Yoga Retreat\nA retreat at Mana is such a special experience\, from the pristine environment\, the inspiring outlook over the hills and waterways\, to the yoga hall\, the lovingly prepared food and the staff who go out of their way to accommodate our every need. \nMargaret and I are very much looking forward to returning this year and we would like to invite you to join us. If you are interested\, either as a returning participant or a first time experience to a residential yoga retreat\, we are inviting you to register an expression of interest so we can keep you updated on the latest developments for this unique yoga retreat experience. \n\nRetreat Details\nRetreat Starts — Tuesday 21 April at 4:30pm (Restorative Class)\nFinishes — Tuesday 28 April\, 10:30am (after Brunch) \n\nRetreat Schedule\n06:45—10:00 Pranayama/Asana\n10:15 Breakfast\n13:15 Lunch\n16:30—18:30 Asana\n19:00 Dinner \n\nIntroducing\nThe Teaching Team\nMargaret & Glenn Ceresoli Margaret & Glenn have an innate and deep understanding of the practice of Yoga stemming from years of learning and practising. Both certified Iyengar Yoga Teachers; Glenn & Margaret owned and ran the Action School of Yoga—the first Iyengar Yoga School in Melbourne—for over 20 years. While they both conduct classes and workshops individually—locally and internationally—they also run Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training courses and international Yoga Retreats together.\nA yoga class\, workshop or retreat with Glenn or Margaret is a unique opportunity to experience and imbibe their 35 years of insight on how to transform the unconscious habits and conditions of the body/mind. Welcome to Yogamind—we look forward to working with you and to accompanying you on your path of yoga and constant\, integrated awareness. \n\nFor more information or registration\, please Contact Eira Kramer via email eirapunt@outlook.com
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/yogamind-with-glenn-ceresoli/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Yoga
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SUMMARY:Movement & Meditation with Geordie Jahner & Lauren Henry
DESCRIPTION:In this weekend retreat\, we will explore a fluid interplay of dance\, yoga\, and meditation. This fusion of movement and meditation can be a powerful tool for individuals seeking to connect with their body\, enhance focus\, and cultivate a sense of inner peace. \nWe will explore multi-faceted movement explorations\, deepen through breathwork and breath aligned asana\, and settle with systematic relaxation and meditation. \nWe use the movement practices of Open Floor\, Yoga\, Vishoka Meditation and breath awareness to help us: \n\nMove freely\nUnite mind\, body and breath\nCultivate healthy breathing & pranic sensitivity\nDraw the senses inward\nCome to rest in the source of joy & tranquility\n\nGeordie & Lauren will invite you to listen and rest into a flow of awareness that is smooth\, even\, full\, deep\, silent and continuous. \nNo prior experience needed. All welcome! \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teachers\n  \nGeordie Jahner\, Ph.D is deeply curious about the intersection of embodiment practice\, psychology and spirituality. She has been teaching conscious movement for 40+ years\, including Open Floor\, 5Rhythms Dance and Tamalpa Life/Art Process. Geordie is a founding member of Open Floor International and has completed a Ph.D. in Psychology\, with emphasis in movement-based expressive arts therapy. \n  \n  \n  \nLauren Henry has an extensive background in studies of yoga\, meditation\, tai chi\, qi gong and music from teachers around the world. His approach to teaching Yoga and Meditation is firmly rooted in the eight limbs of Yoga as codified by the sage Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. He will also offer a sound bath with Native American flute\, Tibetan sound bowls\, and various percussion instruments. \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/movement-meditation/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Movement and Sound
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SUMMARY:Mother's Day Relax and Wellness weekend with the Mana Team
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Relax and Wellness Weekend Retreat at Mana\n2 nights accommodation & delicious vegetarian meals  \nAre you looking for an affordable getaway to unwind from the pace of life? Catch your breath at a Mana Relaxation Weekend\, where you can experience recreation in a way that supports your wellness and well-being. An opportunity to rest and replenish with an optional daily schedule designed to cultivate relaxation.  \nMana is the most beautiful tranquil place to visit that allows you to step away from life for a bit. The staff are so warm & welcoming\, the food so nourishing & delicious! Thank you so so much for sharing it with so many of us. I’ve been a number of times now & will continue to return! \nDriving in Mana Retreat Centre you really do feel like you’re leaving the hustle and bustle behind to be enveloped by the earth. They make you feel looked after\, well-fed\, relaxed and supported. \nNon-judgmental\, quiet and contemplative sanctuary\, in the most beautiful location. \n\nWhat is included?\n\nTwo nights of accommodation.\nBreakfast\, lunch and dinner – wholesome vegetarian cuisine\nBeginners Qi Gong\, Meditation and Yoga classes\nPlenty of time to relax\, read\, walk in nature\, have a sauna\, bush bath or massage\n\n(please note massage appointments are an additional charge and require booking in advance\, schedule may change). \n \nInspired to see more? Watch our Relax and Wellness Video here. \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teachers\nAmrit Saraswati \nAmrit is a dedicated student and teacher of yoga and meditation. She completed her first yoga teacher training with Ashram Yoga in 2012 and has been learning\, deepening and sharing traditional yoga practices in various retreat Centre’s around New Zealand for the last decade. \nShe has been involved with the Silent Meditations Retreat for the last 10 years and is passionate about the transformation and growth it inspires in people. She teaches with compassion\, authenticity and humility. Her calm and concise teaching allows people to go deep within themselves and have their own unique experience. \n \nHedwig Bakker \nHedwig grew up in the Netherlands\, was trained as a teacher physical education and worked  as an outdoor instructor for 15 years until she left the Netherlands in 2000. Initially she travelled overseas\, then lived in India and Nepal for nine years where she engaged in Buddhist teachings & retreats and several charity projects. Hedwig has been practicing meditation for over two decades and has been leading meditation classes\, courses and retreats since 2004. She is also a certified Holden Qi Gong teacher and leads all kinds of Qi Gong events.  These many years of personal practice and leading retreats & courses have resulted in a richness of experience and a genuine joy in sharing and guiding others in meditation & movement practice. \nHedwig’s courses & classes are universal and suitable for people from all walks of life. Her approach is joyful\, gentle\, practical\, and with a sense of lightness and humour. \n\nSecure your spot with us.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/mothers-day-relax-and-wellness-weekend-with-the-mana-team/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Relax Weekend
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SUMMARY:The Elemental Nature of All Things - A Mindfulness Meditation Retreat on the 4 Primary Elements
DESCRIPTION:The meditation on the four primary elements helps see through or penetrate beyond the normal level of conceptual labels and categories. One begins to understand and experience that the elements of solidity (earth)\, liquidity (water)\, motion (air)\, and temperature (fire) are within all material phenomena including ourselves. This practice helps us discover the impermanent and insubstantial nature of all things and dissolves the notion of separateness. It reveals that we live in a shared and interconnected universe. \nEach day there will be a talk and systematic meditation instructions on the 4 primary elements found within the foundation of the Body from the four foundations of mindfulness. These teachings and practices will emphasize quieting the mind\, opening the heart\, and developing clarity\, wisdom\, and compassion; and foster the depth of practice. This retreat is suitable for both new and experienced meditation students as well as for anyone teaching mindfulness or aspiring to teach mindfulness in healthcare\, psychology\, education\, science\, government\, or in the business and corporate sectors. \nPlease note: \n\nThis retreat fulfills some of the retreat requirements for MBSR and other mindfulness teacher trainings.\nIt is a silent retreat.\nThe tuition fee covers only the teacher’s travel expenses and accommodation. Dana (a donation) for the teachings is warmly welcomed.\n\n\nIntroducing \nYour Teachers:\nBob Stahl\, PhD\, founded 8 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs in medical centers in the SF Bay Area. He serves as an Assistant Professor of the Practice at Brown University Mindfulness Center and formerly at the Center for Mindfulness at the UMass. Medical School. Bob teaches mindfulness meditation retreats worldwide and is the former guiding teacher at Insight Santa Cruz and a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock. Insight Meditation Society\, and Insight Retreat Center. He is coauthor of 5 books: A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook\n(1 st & 2 nd editions)\, Living With Your Heart Wide Open\, Calming the Rush of Panic\, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety\, and MBSR Everyday. \nJan Landry\, BSN MA\, has worked in the field of hospice care both as a nurse and as a chaplain\, for over 30 years. Her work in the field of death and dying\, serves as an ongoing reminder of how precious each and every moment of life is\, and informs her meditation practice which has developed and deepened over many years. She is a yoga practitioner\, a student of the Ridhwan School and of life. As a teacher of mindfulness meditation\, she hopes to support others in cultivating a practice of mindfulness that fosters awareness and deep listening to the inner wisdom of one’s own heart. \n  \nFor more information visit: \nhttps://www.mindfulnessprograms.com
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/mindfulness-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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SUMMARY:Bodylight Retreat
DESCRIPTION:For more information and bookings please visit: \nhttps://bodylight.co.nz/yoga-pilates-qi-gong-retreat/ \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/bodylight-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:A Mind at Ease - Buddhist meditation for modern life
DESCRIPTION: A Mind at Ease\nBuddhist meditation for modern life\nA meditation retreat with yoga hosted by Susan Allen\n  \nDeepen and refine your meditation practice with this retreat led by one of NZ’s most experienced meditation teachers\, Susan Allen. All levels welcome including complete beginners. \nThis retreat offers 6 days of meditation practice and discussion\, both indoors and in the beautiful open spaces that Mana offers. An opportunity to begin a daily practice for life or to deepen an existing practice with fresh strategies and insights. There will be optional yoga classes also offered.\nMeditation develops a calmness of mind\, a poise of character. It provides a foundation for flourishing and the fulfilment of your highest potential. These will be practices from the timeless Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition. \nThere will be three main areas of practice:\n1. Concentration and tranquility practices to calm the mind\n2. Insight practices – cultivating freedom by developing an understanding of how we identify with thought\, self and emotions\n3. Creating a new way of operating in this world – resting in a non-reactive\, open and spacious awareness. \n\nOur program \n– Morning and afternoon meditation practice with supporting discussion \n– Q & A where you can get personalised suggestions for your meditation practice \n– Morning and afternoon optional yoga sessions \n– Free time for bush walking\, resting\, reading\, sauna and nature nourishment \n– Full set of meditation audio practices to take home \n \n\nYour teacher \nThe retreat is hosted by one of NZ’s most experienced yoga and meditation teachers\, Susan Allen. Susan has been teaching meditation for over 20 years and has an authentic passion for sharing this transformative practice with other. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nThe Meditation Path \n1. Refining concentration\, increasing cognition of when the mind wanders. Almost all meditation techniques have a concentration component. When we become skilful in paying attention\, then the tendency to get lost in thought reduces and the mind begins to quieten. These are often called tranquility practices. Concentration objects include the breath\, mindfulness of body sensations and sound. On this retreat you will learn refinement techniques to improve the stability of your concentration or mindfulness. Stability of mind means peace of mind\, we are more able to focus in our daily life\, we indulge less in negative thought patterns\, our stress levels decrease\, and we feel more at ease. These include intensifying practices which are used to bring greater awareness to background thoughts as well as to the dullness that can develop in the mind when meditating. If your meditation progress is stagnating then this improvement in looking more closely at the object of your concentration will enable you to start progressing again. It is through this increased focus that we experience a stilling of the busyness of the mind; a tranquility and clarity arise. \n2. Insight practices; moving beyond identification with self\, thoughts and emotions. Emptiness practices are a central component of Buddhist meditation. Emptiness means ‘a construction of mind.’ In our meditation\, and of course in our daily lives as well\, we get caught up in\, and strongly identified with our thoughts and emotions. The more identified we are\, the more reactive we will be.\nOn this retreat we will introduce emptiness of self\, emptiness of thought and emptiness of emotion practices. This does not mean having no self\, thoughts or emotions but rather realising experientially how our thoughts and emotions are things that the mind is constructing. When we learn this\, we become less emotionally reactive in our relationships and with ourselves\, we tend to be more open and less rigidly entrenched in our views and opinions. These practices are liberating and freeing\, and most importantly they bring ease and joy. \n3. Resting in awareness; a new basis of operation\nMuch of our daily life we tend to be busy thinking\, we operate a lot out of thought\, and for some of us many of these thoughts are repetitive and negative. However when we learn to still the fluctuations of thought we are able to shift to spending more time in awareness\, an awareness that is beyond the busyness of thinking. When we operate out of awareness there is no reactivity and we feel less self-centred and more connected to others; We will investigate and examine the characteristics of operating out of awareness as opposed to thought – exploring qualities such as spaciousness\, connectedness\, and the tendency to fabricate experience. On this retreat we will then practice taking this off the cushion as we interact with others and the nature around us. \n4. Receive personal guidance around your meditation habits so you keep progressing Each of us have habits that we develop in our practice\, some serve our meditation and others don’t. On this retreat Susan will encourage you to be observant and disciplined in the habits that support your practice and bring more awareness to those that don’t\, both on and off the cushion. Personal suggestions will be given to each student so that you can be inspired to develop this life changing and abundant practice. \n\nInvestment:\nSingle private room – $2\,150\nTwin share room – $1\,740 per person \nREGISTER NOW \n\nWhat others have to say\n“Mana is a hidden gem\, one of those retreats you feel so incredibly lucky you stubbled across. Susan Allen and her 6 day Meditation Retreat has set me up on a beautiful trajectory towards a very ancient practice. Meditation for me now is as important as taking your first breath\, it’s revitalising and life changing and who better to introduce you…Susan. Her ability to teach such a complex mind blowing tradition – it’s an incredible gift. Thank you so very much\, I highly recommend trying it – you wont regret it!” (Lucy R.) \n\nFor more info contact Susan Allen\nhttps://retreats.nz/coromandel-meditation-and-yoga-retreat\nph: +64-21-222-6550\nemail: susan@retreats.nz \n\nTerms and conditions from Susan Allen\n1. Full payment is required to register a place. This policy is necessary so we can secure the venue and meet prepaid expenses.\n2. If you cancel your booking before 15th April 2026 your payment minus a non-refundable $500 deposit will be refunded.\n3. If you cancel your booking after 15th April 2026 no refund will be given but you are able to transfer it to someone else of your finding.\n4. If topheavy Government regulations cause the retreat to be cancelled\, or you personally not be able to travel due to Govt. imposed travel restrictions such as lockdowns\, then full refund will be given. If you are unwell and not able to travel then the cancellation terms outlined in points 2-3 apply. \n  \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/a-mind-at-ease/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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SUMMARY:The Soul Voice® Practitioners' Certification Program with Founder Karina Schelde\, module 2 at Mana Retreat
DESCRIPTION:June 1st -10 th \, 2026\nFebruary 1 st – 9 th \, 2027\nSeptember 27 th – October 6 th 2027 \nPCP is an educational program leading to certification as a Professional Soul Voice® practitioner; therapist. \nPrerequisite are the introductory workshops including compensation for level 1 PCP. \n\nSoul Voice® is a comprehensive sound healing modality to free your voice and transform your limitations in order to become a vibrational instrument\, to feel the joys of free of expression. The human voice is a shape-shifter to your inner universe of freedom\, authentic expression; communication! \nIt is an effective and proven modality that focuses on the use of vibrational frequencies through the power of the voice\, to reduce stress\, enhance well-being\, clear blocks\, trauma\, negative beliefs and patterns\, alter consciousness\, liberate creative expression and create a deep sense of peace and a better overall health through various exercises\, techniques and practices unique to the Soul Voice® method. \n“I believe sound medicine will play a tremendous role in the near future\, helping to change the structure and transformation of society by breaking down the inner and outer walls\, which no longer serve our evolution towards planetary balance\, spiritual truth; optimal freedom.” \n“Humans are resonant beings; our voice will remember what we have forgotten. It reveals richness\, aliveness and power\, our light and dark sides. It carries any suppressed or painful memories and indicates our spiritual path; ~ it is our vibrational blueprint and a living testimonial of who we are in soul essence.” \n“Our Voice has a Soul Print that we may have been yearning to unravel since birth; a code that signifies our story\, our ‘make-up’ and our ancestral roots & wisdom.” KARINA SCHELDE \n  \n\nMeet your \nTeacher\nKarina Schelde is a powerful mentor and a masterful facilitator. With her strong determination and awakened\, compassionate nature she is able to take us beyond what we think is possible and to push the boundaries of what we believe to be true. Karina has worked with alternative therapies the last four decades and has a background as a professional bodyworker\, breath-worker\, coach\, shamanic healer; actor. She is an internationally acclaimed pioneer in her field with an indomitable spirit\, showcasing the human voice as the ultimate instrument for personal development. Karina has taught Soul Voice® in North and South America\, Australasia\, South Africa\, Indonesia and in 13 countries in Europe. \n  \n  \n\nFor Booking and more information:  \nPlease contact Aurora Frances\, for further information \nEmail: aurora@essehealing.com \nwww.soulvoice.net \nwww.karinaschelde.com \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/soul-voice/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260614T140000
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SUMMARY:The Nature of Rest - A Restorative Yoga Retreat with Neal Ghoshal and Karla Brodie
DESCRIPTION:A Restorative Yoga Retreat with Karla Brodie and Neal Ghoshal\nIn the deepest days of winter this heart-centred retreat gifts space to rest\, nourish and revitalise. Join us for ease-full practices of restorative and gentle Yoga as well as iRest® Yoga Nidra – complemented by the seasonal offerings of Mana: wood fires\, delicious food and forest wanders. \nAccommodation options start at $685\nPrices include yoga and all meals. \n\nMeet your Teachers\nAbout Karla\nIntuitive\, honest\, attentive\, creative\, joyful and full of expression – there’s something about Karla that speaks directly to your insides\, and suddenly you realise you have a newfound conversation with your inner world. Karla is an experienced Yoga and movement teacher and teacher trainer who has taught throughout Auckland since 2000\, specialising in Restorative Yoga. She is inspired to share the practice of Yoga to enhance awareness of breath\, movement and conscious rest in everyday life. \nAbout Neal\nNeal has been practicing Yoga for over twenty years and teaching since 2003. He sees Yoga as a guide to restoring our place and understanding of who we are and how we can live peacefully\, happily and fulfilled. Neal’s teaching focuses on exploring and refining natural movement and alignment principles – learning to embody these principles in a way that takes our spiritual practice into our everyday lives. \n“My aim in teaching is to create a safe and inviting space in which to learn and discover Yoga as a balance between effort and effortlessness\, structural alignment and organic fluidity\, mindfulness and spontaneity. Ultimately\, the practice of Yoga leads us to a place where we may respond to life’s challenges with ease in our breath and body\, with wise choices\, and with heartful kindness. \nBookings available now. \n\nCancellation Policy for the TUITION FEE for The Nature of Rest\nIf you wish to cancel your retreat booking more than 21 days from the start of the retreat\, you will receive a full refund of the tuition fee. If the cancellation is 21 days or less\, there will only be a refund if we can fill your place from a waitlist (refunds will be offered in exceptional circumstances).
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/the-nature-of-rest/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Yoga
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SUMMARY:Winter Solstice Working Bee
DESCRIPTION:Our Solstice Working Bees are such a great part of our schedule. It is a lovely opportunity to come together as a community and share in our combined energy and skills to work on the land\, in the gardens and around the buildings. Most of the work is outdoors and there is always a need for a team in the kitchen. After all our hard work together we also have a wonderful celebration of the Solstice together.\nYour Working Bee includes.. \nThe weekend is a wonderful exchange of your love and energy for two nights shared accommodation\, three delicious vegetarian meals each day\, meet new friends\, be a part of a community and work on lots of fun projects. \n\nWeekend schedule:\nFriday\n4pm-6pm Arrive\, settle-in\, assign work\n6pm-7pm Dinner and connecting (6pm Blessing)\n7pm Welcome circle\nSaturday\n7am-7.30am Light stretch in Octagon\n7.30am-8.30am Breakfast\, clean-up\, be dressed and ready for work\n8.55am-9.30am Circle – listening to Bells (Octagon)\n9.30am-11.30am WORK\n11.30am-12pm Morning tea picnics (out on site)\n12pm-1.30pm WORK\n1.30pm-2.30pm Lunch\n2.30pm-4pm WORK\n5pm-6pm Dinner\n6pm Seasonal ritual – this may be outside (wrap up warm)\n9pm Quiet and rest\nSunday\n7am-7.30am Light stretch in Octagon\n7.30am-8.30am Breakfast\, clean-up\, be dressed\, pack up rooms and be ready for work\n8.55am-9.30am Circle for all – listening to Bells (Octagon)\n9.30am-12 noon WORK and clean-up\n12 noon Closing Gratitude Circle and finger food dining room
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/winter-solstice-working-bee/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Working Bee
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260731T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260803T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111114
CREATED:20251215T012501Z
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SUMMARY:Mid Winter Rest and Renew with Jessica Dziwulska
DESCRIPTION:Sink into three nourishing winter days designed for deep rest\, gentle reconnection\, and spacious self‑care. \nThis retreat is an invitation to soften the pace\, exhale\, and come home to yourself in the beautiful\, nurturing environment of Mana. Together we’ll explore ways of listening to and tending to wholeness through movement\, reflection\, nature\, and connection. \n\nWhat to expect:\n\nA nourishing daily rhythm of active and restorative yoga\nGuided relaxation\, mindfulness\, and self‑inquiry\nTime to wander\, journal\, create\, or simply be\nSpace for solitude and space for shared reflection\nTime on the land\, with room to walk\, rest\, breathe\, and be\n\nMana Retreat Centre is a place of deep healing and welcome. The food is fresh\, seasonal\, and prepared with care\, and the team are dedicated to holding a peaceful\, heart‑centred space for all who come. \nIf you’re ready to gift future you a mid‑winter pause to rest\, restore\, and realign\, this weekend is a beautiful gift to yourself – the perfect reset for the months ahead. \n\nYour Retreat Includes:\n\n\n\n3 nights of accommodation\nDeliciously nourishing vegetarian meals\nDaily yoga and movement schedule\nAn experienced and dedicated facilitator to guide and support you throughout the weekend\nAccommodation in single\, twin share or quad share rooms available.\n\n\n\n\nBOOKINGS\nTo find out more or book your spot please contact Jessica on:  info@brighterlife.nz \nPRICES FROM $830-$1100 \nSingle rooms are available\, but limited and often fill quickly. Otherwise\, rooms are twin or quad share and prices reflect this. \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teacher\nJESSICA DZIWULSKA\nJessica is deeply passionate about yoga\, dance\, creativity\, and mindful movement as pathways to a richer\, more fulfilling experience of being human. With three decades of experience in health\, wellness\, and fitness\, she brings a wealth of knowledge\, warmth\, and authenticity to her work. Known for her inclusive\, compassionate facilitation and her ability to connect deeply and authentically\, Jessica creates spaces that are both joyful and profoundly supportive.\nHer extensive training spans yoga\, somatics\, conscious dance\, therapeutic movement\, and the expressive arts. Trauma sensitivity is at the heart of her approach\, ensuring that her offerings are grounded in care\, safety\, and understanding. \nJessica’s journey is one of navigating the complexities of modern life—parenting\, running a business\, our fast-paced ‘go\, go go’ culture\, and embracing the transitions of life. She understands that the path to wellness is deeply personal and unique for everyone. \n“As someone who has walked my own winding road\, I am passionate about supporting others on their journeys. Whether you’re seeking stillness\, strength\, or a deeper connection to yourself\, my goal is to provide tools\, guidance\, and encouragement as you discover and shape your own path to wellness.” \n \nJessica Dziwulska Booking Policy: Deposits on NZ based retreats are $200NZ and are non-refundable. If you cancel your place on one of our New Zealand based retreats 2 months or more beforehand\, you will be refunded in full LESS your deposit. This covers costs incurred due to bookings made on your behalf\, administration fees and potential loss of income. Cancellations made within 2 months of the retreat are non refundable UNLESS your spot can be filled by someone else. If your spot is filled you will receive back all payments you have made EXCEPT for your deposit.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/mid-winter-rest-and-renew/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Self-care,Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260807T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260809T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111114
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SUMMARY:August Relax and Wellness weekend with the Mana Team
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Relax and Wellness Weekend Retreat at Mana\n2 nights accommodation & delicious vegetarian meals  \nAre you looking for an affordable getaway to unwind from the pace of life? Catch your breath at a Mana Relaxation Weekend\, where you can experience recreation in a way that supports your wellness and well-being. An opportunity to rest and replenish with an optional daily schedule designed to cultivate relaxation.  \nMana is the most beautiful tranquil place to visit that allows you to step away from life for a bit. The staff are so warm & welcoming\, the food so nourishing & delicious! Thank you so so much for sharing it with so many of us. I’ve been a number of times now & will continue to return! \nDriving in Mana Retreat Centre you really do feel like you’re leaving the hustle and bustle behind to be enveloped by the earth. They make you feel looked after\, well-fed\, relaxed and supported. \nNon-judgmental\, quiet and contemplative sanctuary\, in the most beautiful location. \n\nWhat is included?\n\nTwo nights of accommodation.\nBreakfast\, lunch and dinner – wholesome vegetarian cuisine\nBeginners Qi Gong\, Meditation and Yoga classes\nPlenty of time to relax\, read\, walk in nature\, have a sauna\, bush bath or massage\n\n(please note massage appointments are an additional charge and require booking in advance\, schedule may change). \n \nInspired to see more? Watch our Relax and Wellness Video here. \n\nIntroducing\nYour Teachers\nAmrit Saraswati \nAmrit is a dedicated student and teacher of yoga and meditation. She completed her first yoga teacher training with Ashram Yoga in 2012 and has been learning\, deepening and sharing traditional yoga practices in various retreat Centre’s around New Zealand for the last decade. \nShe has been involved with the Silent Meditations Retreat for the last 10 years and is passionate about the transformation and growth it inspires in people. She teaches with compassion\, authenticity and humility. Her calm and concise teaching allows people to go deep within themselves and have their own unique experience. \n \nHedwig Bakker \nHedwig grew up in the Netherlands\, was trained as a teacher physical education and worked  as an outdoor instructor for 15 years until she left the Netherlands in 2000. Initially she travelled overseas\, then lived in India and Nepal for nine years where she engaged in Buddhist teachings & retreats and several charity projects. Hedwig has been practicing meditation for over two decades and has been leading meditation classes\, courses and retreats since 2004. She is also a certified Holden Qi Gong teacher and leads all kinds of Qi Gong events.  These many years of personal practice and leading retreats & courses have resulted in a richness of experience and a genuine joy in sharing and guiding others in meditation & movement practice. \nHedwig’s courses & classes are universal and suitable for people from all walks of life. Her approach is joyful\, gentle\, practical\, and with a sense of lightness and humour. \n\nSecure your spot with us.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/august-relax-and-wellness-weekend-with-the-mana-team-2/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Relax Weekend
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260813T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260816T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111114
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SUMMARY:The Ultimate Light Language Retreat with Melly Rose & Samantha May
DESCRIPTION:Rise Up Alchemy Presents\nThe Ultimate Light Language Retreat\nwith Melly Rose & Samantha May \nA retreat devoted entirely to Light Language — the very foundation of Melly & Sammy’s work. \nCoinciding with the completion of their Light Language course\, The Sound of Creation\, this immersive retreat offers a rare opportunity to step fully into the frequency\, embodiment\, and living transmission of Light Language.\n(If you feel called to join both the course and the retreat\, please DM us for a bundled discount.) \nThis is a unique teaching and initiation experience — a deep opening into our most authentic expression of New Earth energies.\nTogether\, we will anchor what we wish to see in the world and explore how to bring your soul’s truest expression into form\, voice\, and lived reality. \nHave you been feeling…\nDrawn to Light Language now more than ever?\nA call to reconnect with your voice — not just as sound\, but as frequency?\nA knowing that something ancient is stirring within you\, ready to awaken?\nDo you feel drawn to the unseen realms — to light\, geometry\, vibration\, and the intelligence of Source itself?\nHave you sensed that your voice carries codes — and that it’s time to let them be heard?\nWith 3 x sold out retreats in under a year\, Sammy and Melly are heading back to where it all began – the sacred and activating grounds of Mana Retreat Centre in the Coromandel NZ.\nJoin Melly Rose and Samantha May as they hold a long-awaited retreat dedicated to the modality that is the foundation of their work and wove their paths together – Light Language. \nWHAT’S INCLUDED?\nOh\, just a little bit of EVERYTHING that will leave you transformed…\nExtraordinary Galactic Channeling + Discussions with Melly Rose & Samantha May\nBreaking through your fear workshops and exercises to develop your inner knowing and expand your belief in your abilities\nMultiple Light Language Workshops\nVocal Activation + Light Language Power Circles\nBreathwork\, Movement + Dance\nCeremonial Cacao and Blue Lotus Tea. Delicious Vege meals\n**All offerings optional – Opportunity during free time for nature immersions\, rest and reflection \nMore than just a retreat – It is an initiation into your most authentic expression and your role in anchoring New Earth frequencies.\nThe Sound of Creation arrives this August…\nAnd of course\, it will be held at Mana\, one of the most potent and sacred pieces of land in Aotearoa.\nRich with portals and magic\, there is no place more activating for this very special gathering. \nThe Sound of Creation is calling…\nWILL YOU JOIN US? \nAugust 13 – 16\, 2026 \nInvestment\nThe cost is split into two payments:\n1. Mana Fee – Accommodation & Meals (Non-refundable deposit)\nCost varies depending on which accommodation option you choose\n2. Tuition Fee – $900 Presale Rate. Increases to $1\,050 on May 31st.\n**Please ensure that your Tuition Fee is paid before July 31st. \n\nMeet Your Facilitators – a magical duo… \nMelly Rose\nSpiritual Counsellor\, Mentor\, Healer and Channel\nMelly Rose is a Spiritual Counsellor and Mentor\, a Healer and a Channel with decades of experience working both in the physical and etheric realms.\nShe ran a busy clinic in Auckland for 7 years and now lives in Sydney and works online with clients from all over the world.\nMelly has a degree in psychology and sociology\, is a Reiki master and teacher\, a Bowen practitioner\, has an ITEC diploma in Anatomy\, Physiology and Massage plus has run many workshops around the world and is passionate about empowering people.\nShe has also run a free meditation and support circle for several years\, offered free daily light language meditations 6 days a week over covid lockdowns and has spoken on main stage at NZ Spirit Festival on Sovereignty and Empowerment.\nhttps://atmellyrose.com/ \nSamantha May\nSacred Sound Ceremonialist\, Channel & Musician\nWith over 20 years of musical experience Samantha is a renowned facilitator in New Zealand and Globally.\nShe is passionate about creating spaces to share sounds that move the soul and help us to remember our intuitive gifts and divinity here on Earth.\nOver the past 5 years Samantha has held hundreds of Sound ceremonies and Vocal Activation events across New Zealand which has attracted thousands of participants.\nShe has run multiple online Courses for Light Language\, Sound Ceremony Facilitation and has presented at numerous festivals and retreats.\nHer spaces weave the magic of sacred sound from over 20 different instruments with channeled light language to invoke soul healing\, activation and remembrance.\nhttps://bysamanthamay.com/
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/the-ultimate-light-language-retreat-with-melly-rose-samantha-may/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Self-care,Singing and Chanting
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SUMMARY:Release Replenish Restore: A Fascia Release & Yoga Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join Fiona Liu and Kirsty Van De Deer for a 3-day transformational wellness retreat. \nThis Release Replenish Restore retreat is designed to release deep-seated tension\, replenish energy\, and restore fascia health. We combine myofascial release\, yin yoga\, and mindfulness to help you move freely and feel revitalised and rejuvenated. \nAll meals are prepared for you\, nurturing yoga and meditation sessions\, forests to explore and lots of relaxation time\, connect back into nature and back into you. \n\nWhat You’ll Experience\n\nSomatic Movement & Breathwork – Gentle movement focusing on fascial release and breath practices to improve mobility and reawaken your fascia’s natural elasticity.\nMyofascial Release – Gentle self-massage techniques using therapy balls and hands-on guidance to soften tight areas\, improve tissue hydration\, and ease discomfort.\nYin Yoga – Long-held\, supported postures to release tension and restore nervous system balance and invite deeper relaxation.\nMeditation & Stillness – Guided meditations to quiet the mind and cultivate inner awareness.\nNature & Deep Rest – Space to reconnect with yourself in a breathtaking natural setting\, allowing for full-body replenishment.\n\n\nIs This Retreat for You?\nThis retreat is for you if you want to feel more at ease in your body\, move with greater freedom\, and cultivate a deeper connection to self-care. \nIt’s especially beneficial if you: \n\nExperience stiffness\, body aches\, or reduced mobility\n Feel the effects of stress\, tension\, or burnout in your body\nWant to improve posture\, circulation\, and energy levels\nCrave time for deep rest and replenishment\n\n\nYour Retreat Facility Includes:\n\nSauna\nOptional massage\nWalks to waterfalls and expansive views\nHiking to Tara Sanctuary and labyrinth\nLibrary\n\nSet in the peaceful sanctuary of Mana Retreat Centre\, this retreat offers a gentle yet profound journey toward renewed vitality and well-being. \n\nPricing Options:\n($60 extra for ensuite)\nShared room: $995\nSingle room: $1\,095\n*Payment plans available \nClick here to reserve your spot for the Release Replenish Restore yoga retreat.\nEmail hello@mindfullyyin.com for enquiries.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/release-replenish-restore/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260904T120000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260906T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T111114
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SUMMARY:ReWild for Men with Jaime Howell
DESCRIPTION:ReWild – Composting Our Relationship with Power \nWe are living in times that call for a healthy\, life-affirming relationship with power. Many of us carry the legacy of patriarchy\, colonisation\, and generational wounding — patterns that can leave us living as if the world is a battlefield. Beneath much of our struggle sits one core question: how do we relate to power? \nThis three-day journey invites you to make friends with uncertainty and to open to a power greater than the individual self — the living force of Life\, Eros\, and Mystery. Together we will explore how “power-over” has shaped us\, and how it shows up in our habits of predicting\, defending\, and controlling. \nThrough Open Floor movement\, soul-craft practices\, and time in the more-than-human world\, we will gently loosen the armour we have learned to wear. The intention is not to fix or force change\, but to soften what has become rigid\, so that more honest connection — with ourselves\, with each other\, and with life — can emerge from the centre of who we are. \n\n  \nReWild is a new way of working with men. It is intergenerational in its form. We need both the fire of the younger men\, and the experience of the older men. This is how we create a village of growth and unfolding. The world is hungry for a strong\, aware and sacred masculinity that serves the ecological soul to serve wisdom. \n  \nThe aspirations of ReWILD for men is to give men an embodied experience of wholeness. In such an experience they will find their innate capacity for creativity\, they will feed the roots of wonder and deep imagination and most of all\, they will feel reconnected to the primal source of their life force. \n  \nWe are speaking to men who want to feel alive and creative. \nWho want to be connected to their unique gift and purpose. \nWho are interested in building communities of support for other men young and old. \nThis is a rites of passage event\, an opportunity to learn about life stages and the passageways that exist between them. \n  \n“No doubt you have noticed that we are living in turbulent times culturally and as a\nplanet. All pretences of immunity are collapsing as we realise how completely\nentangled our lives are with one another\, with kelp beds and carving glaciers\, with\nrefugees and the dreams of young people everywhere….. \nWe do not know what lies ahead\, but one thing is sure: this is a time for bold gestures.\nIt is time to wake up and humbly take our place on the stunning planet. The future is\nspeaking ruthlessly through us.” \nWords by Francis Weller\, this is the kind of well we are drinking from. \n\nMeet Your\nTeacher\n  \nJaime Howell \nJaime is moved to be a part of the continuing conversation to help humans reconnect with their belonging and the passion to live connected to their deepest purpose and gift. \nThe old maps no longer work\, and the new ones are not yet formed. Jaime is drawn toward older intelligences — in body\, psyche\, land\, and community — and toward what might be called an instinct for wholeness. \nJaime is the founder and director of the charitable trust\, the Centre for the Great Turning. The trust develops nature-based\, intergenerational residential immersions that support people in meeting grief\, change\, and transition with maturity and creativity. The work is shaped by descent\, initiation\, and the restoration of belonging\, and is informed by the work of Bill Plotkin\, Francis Weller\, Joanna Macy\, Open Floor\, non-dual contemplative traditions\, rites of passage\, shadow work\, and the creative arts\, as a way of asking better questions and widening our collective imagination. \n  \nWe are very fortunate to have Les Gray in support in the role of elder for this event. \nLes is an educational psychologist\, an artist. He has lived a wild and courageous life. He has worked with men for many many decades in his mahi with Essentially Men NZ \n  \n\nFOR BOOKINGS and more INFORMATION: \nContact: Jaime Howell – jaimeopeningminds@gmail.com
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/rewild-mens-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Men's Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260911T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260913T140000
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CREATED:20260104T012416Z
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SUMMARY:Yoga Retreat with Juliet Forch
DESCRIPTION:Join Juliet Forch for a weekend that includes a variety of practices to nourish and rejuvenate.\nJuliet offers a Yoga practice that is suitable for beginners and those with many years of practice. You can find more information on Juliet and her studio\, Papakura Yoga\, on her website at the following link: www.papakurayoga.co.nz \n\nIntroducing\nThe Teaching Team\nJuliet Forch \nWith a Yoga Journey dating from 1990\, Juliet the founder of Papakura Yoga Centre exudes a passion for Yoga and continuous learning. She believes that Yoga teaches us about ourselves as it leads us to a deeper understanding of how to live with greater kindness and compassion. \nJuliet completed her initial Teacher training with the International Yoga Body in NZ. She later delved into advanced studies with Donna Farhi and Judith Lasater. Her curiosity about the Human Body / Movement in general and Yoga has led her down many different paths; infusing her teaching today with a blend of natural movement\, somatic awareness\, modern biomechanics along with the ancient wisdom of Yoga. She encourages each person to meet themselves with complete acceptance whilst at the same time opening the pathways for transformation. \nOff the Mat Juliet enjoys tramping / walking\, her 9 grandchildren \, gardening\, reading\, exploring Aoteoroa and most recently she has committed to strength training 2x per week; finding it to be a wonderful (and surprising) compliment to Yoga. \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/juliet-forch-yoga-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260918T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260920T140000
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CREATED:20260223T041229Z
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SUMMARY:Relax and Rejuvenate with Stella Goetz
DESCRIPTION:Friday September 18th 2026  Sunday September 20th 2026\n  \nThis retreat is an invitation to rest\, soften and refuel Body and Soul in one of the most breath-taking places in Aotearoa — high above the Coromandel coastline\, surrounded by vast land\, ocean views and deep quiet. \nMana is my PERSONAL FAVORITE place to rejuvenate. There is space to be pampered with amazing cuisine\, walk the land\, enjoy the sauna\, take in the views — or simply sit in stillness and do very little. Alongside this spaciousness\, there will be gentle inward guidance. A must be! \n \n  \nFor Bookings and more information:\nPlease contact Stella Goetz – \nstellatreehouse@gmail.com\n+64 (0) 210 249 6390 \nVisit Stella’s Website: www.Stellayoga.co.nz
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/stella-yoga/
CATEGORIES:Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260921T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260926T140000
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CREATED:20260105T024724Z
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SUMMARY:5-Day Mindful Self-Compassion Intensive With Dr Anna Friis and Dr Robyn Charlton
DESCRIPTION:5-Day Mindful Self-Compassion Intensive\nWith Dr Anna Friis and Dr Robyn Charlton\nThis immersive five-day experience offers the complete Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) programme in a spacious\, restorative retreat setting.\nMindful Self-Compassion integrates the skills of mindfulness and compassion to support emotional resilience\, nervous-system regulation\, and a kinder relationship with ourselves. Developed by Dr Kristin Neff and Dr Christopher Germer\, MSC uses guided meditation\, experiential practices\, reflective exercises\, and gentle inquiry to help us meet difficulty with warmth rather than self-criticism. \nOver five days\, we step out of the busyness of everyday life and into a rhythm of practice\, rest\, and connection — learning how to become our own steady ally in\nmoments of stress\, uncertainty\, and change. Self-compassion is not self-indulgence or avoidance. It is a courageous inner stance that allows us to respond to struggle with clarity\, care\, and strength. \n\nWHAT THE RETREAT INCLUDES \n\nThe full Mindful Self-Compassion programme taught intensively over five days (fulfils the prerequisite for MSC Teacher Training)\nExclusive use of Mana Retreat Centre and grounds\nDelicious\, nourishing meals\nOptional yoga and Qigong classes\nCreative and reflective evening sessions\nTime for rest\, walking\, and integration\n\n\nTUITION\n$850 early bird (until 31 May 2026)\n$950 thereafter \nAccommodation and meals additional. \n\nTESTIMONIALS\n“Working with you has changed the most important relationship in my life — the relationship with myself.” — Vanessa\n“You are both absolute gems. This is the most mind-blowingly wonderful\, life- changing investment I have ever been lucky enough to participate in.” — Margot \n\nTHE TEACHING TEAM \nAnna Friis PhD \nAnna is a health psychologist in private practice in Auckland\, with a deep commitment to mindfulness- and compassion-based approaches to wellbeing. After a high-paced corporate career\, she developed a particular interest in helping people find balance\, ease\, and meaning in both their personal and professional lives.\nAnna was one of the first people to be trained as a teacher of MSC by Drs Neff and Germer and continues to be closely involved with the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion’s (CMSC) mission to cultivate a kinder world (www.centerformsc.org). She is a senior teacher\, teacher trainer and mentor on the CMSC’s global training team. She is also a facilitator and teacher of the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCiP) training programme\, an initiative that trains mental health professionals from around the world in how to integrate the science and practise of self-compassion into their clinical work. Anna holds a PhD in Health Psychology from the University of Auckland\, where her research contributed new scientific knowledge on the mental and physical health effects of self-compassion among people living with diabetes. Her work has been published in leading international journals. She is a devoted yogini with three adult children\, and two utterly adorable small grandchildren. \nDr Robyn Charlton \nDr Robyn Charlton is a psychiatrist with nearly 20 years’ experience\, specialising in burnout\, ADHD\, trauma\, and perinatal mental health. Her work integrates lifestyle medicine\, mindfulness\, self-compassion\, and somatic approaches to support deep\, sustainable wellbeing. \nRobyn’s work spans three interconnected spaces: \n\nMindFitness Clinic — individual therapy and assessment for ADHD\, trauma\, and perinatal mental health\, drawing on EMDR\, MI-CBT\, Havening\, and compassion-based approaches\nMindFitness for Professionals — coaching\, retreats\, and burnout recovery for health and helping professionals\, grounded in nervous-system care and self-compassion\nMindFitness Education — training and CPD for clinicians in ADHD\, perinatal mental health\, and trauma-informed\, compassion-based care\n\nShe is the creator of the SOAR Self-Care Battery™\, a practical framework informed by polyvagal theory\, lifestyle medicine\, and positive neuroplasticity.\nThis model helps people recognise what drains their inner resources and choose intentional practices for restoration and resilience.\nRobyn is a certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher\, has completed the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP) programme\, and is currently co-\ndeveloping Self-Compassion for ADHD with Dr Christopher Germer. She also teaches yin yoga\, offering an embodied\, gentle pathway into compassion and\nhealing.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/5-day-mindfulness-self-compassion/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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SUMMARY:Spring Qi Gong Retreat with Hedwig Bakker
DESCRIPTION:Spring Qi Gong Retreat\n9 October\, 4pm – 12 October\, 2pm\n\nInfuse yourself with more energy this spring\nThe essence of practicing Qi Gong is to optimize and improve your internal energy\, the inner force that keeps you alive through breathwork\, activation\, stretching\, flows\, standing postures and meditation. \nAnother aspect of Qi Gong is to create harmony\, balance\, connection\, flow between the internal and external. Internal is your innate intelligent energy system and external relates to seasons\, space\, people\, weather\, environment\, earth\, nature\, universe. \nWe want ways to integrate what’s going on around us with what’s happening inside of us and during this retreat we will be looking at working with the seasons.\nWorking with the seasonal energies will help your body follow the cycles and rhythms of the natural world\, feel supported and in tune with the energies of the natural world and will help you to transition from one season to the next full of vibrant\, youthful energy. \nIn this retreat we will work with and tune into the energy of spring. Every season has specific characteristics and relates to one of the Five elemental energies (metal\, water\, wood\, fire and earth) that we find in nature and within ourselves. Spring corresponds with the wood element with its internal qualities and characteristics like resilience (strength and flexibility)\, abundance\, generosity\, kindness\, creativity\, perception. \nIn winter everything slows down and there is the aspect of going within. Spring follows and is the season where nature wakes up from hibernation\, there is expansion\, growth\, a coming to life and this will be reflected in our Qi Gong practice. \n\nWhat other people had to say\nHedwig has perfected the delivery of her Qi Gong Retreat. I have the impression it’s equally rich and meaningful whether the participants are completely new to Qi Gong\, have been doing it for many years\, or at one of the many places in between. Thank you for an amazing retreat. \nIt was beautiful to see the transformation and healing that took place amongst everyone. \nMy gratitude and appreciation for all you shared. You soar in joy and flow of Qi Gong. My heart feels open and my base feels stronger. I am ready to journey on. \nHedwig’s Qi Gong retreat was such a precious experience – held in the beautiful surrounds of Mana\, I could really sink into her teachings\, practise deeply and cultivate motivation and ideas for continuing the practise at home. I wholeheartedly recommend Mana and especially the Qi Gong retreat with Hedwig. \n\nThis Spring Qi Gong Retreat includes\n-Breathwork combined with Qi Gong\n-Explore the wood element\n-Learn a Swimming Dragon Routine for strength and flexibility\n-Practice techniques to tap into your inner power\, awaken loving-kindness in your heart\, strengthen abundance and awaken healing energy within through sitting meditation\, walking meditation and Qi Gong practice\n-Experience the shared energy that you only get when practicing in a group.\n-Sessions will take place in beautiful indoor and outdoor settings\n-Enjoy three nights and four days of accommodation in a beautiful\, natural and peaceful setting\, delicious and nutritious organic meals and friendly staff. \nPlease note that parts of this retreat will be conducted in silence. \n  \n\nDaily Schedule\n \n\nYour Teacher\nHedwig grew up in the Netherlands\, was trained as a teacher physical education and worked  as an outdoor instructor for 15 years until she left the Netherlands in 2000. Initially she travelled overseas\, then lived in India and Nepal for nine years where she engaged in Buddhist teachings & retreats and several charity projects. \nHedwig has been practicing meditation for over two decades and has been leading meditation classes\, courses and retreats since 2004. She is also a certified Holden Qi Gong teacher and leads all kinds of Qi Gong events.  These many years of personal practice and leading retreats & courses have resulted in a richness of experience and a genuine joy in sharing and guiding others in meditation & movement practice. \n  \n  \n\nThis retreat is suitable for all skill levels: those new to Qi Gong as well as those with previous experience. \nFor questions or more information\, contact Hedwig at qigonghedwig@gmail.com \nFor an impression of the practice\, visit: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/@QiGongwithHedwig or \nhttps://www.facebook.com/qi.gong.with.hedwig \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/spring-qi-gong-retreat/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:QiGong, Bodylight & Pilates
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SUMMARY:Sing Your Heart Out with Tony Backhouse
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Gospel Singing Weekend with Tony Backhouse \n\nIntroducing Your Teacher \nTony Backhouse\, BA\, B.Mus\, is one of the leaders in the Australasian a cappella movement.Tony Backhouse founded Australia’s foremost a cappella gospel choir Café of the Gate of Salvation in 1986 and directed it for 21 years. He arranged and composed the bulk of their repertoire and still writes music regularly for them. He founded a cappella choir the Honeybees and has directed and sung with the reclusive male a cappella group the Heavenly Light Quartet since 1996. In demand for his inspiring teaching style\, Tony has run more than 2000 vocal workshops throughout the world for the public\, for festivals\, schools\, universities\, churches\, organisation’s and corporate training events. \n  \n  \n\nWhat others have said about Tony \n“He is quite simply the finest vocal arranger he knows and Sam Neill reckons he’s a national treasure” – Tim Finn\nTony Backhouse has been\, and continues to be\, a major influence on music in Sydney and beyond. The a cappella revival is almost entirely due to him – Roi Colbert\, New Zealand Listener \nTony Backhouse’s voice can be heard several times on The Cafe of the Gate of Salvation and each time he manages to cleverly shape otherwise simple melodic lines. He’s very effective at blending into the ensemble and then appearing again\, wrapping around notes\, gliding above the sopranos\, growling between the tenors and baritones. Few ensemble leaders have as clear an understanding of their group’s sonic spectrum\, and how their voice fits within as a soloist – Martin Wesley-Smith\, composer\, Australia \nFor more information about Tony Backhouse\, please visit https://www.tonybackhouse.com/ \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/sing-your-heart-out-with-tony-backhouse-2/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Singing and Chanting
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SUMMARY:Working with Legacy material (IFS between the Generations)
DESCRIPTION:Working with Legacy material (IFS between the Generations)\nLearn how to identify\, explore and heal legacy burdens while honouring and celebrating legacy gifts. Legacy burdens often present as parts that have entrenched beliefs and patterns of behaviour that are perpetuated across generations and can be corrosive\, counter-productive and no longer compatible to the here and now. By working with clients’ legacy burdens we can move stuckness\, shift deeply held pain\, create more connection to authenticity while remaining connected to and respectful of a multiplicity of generations. \nThis workshop offers opportunities for you to do your work and to give you the skills and abilities to work with your clients legacy material. There will be lectures\, demonstrations\, small group and somatic/ embodied experientials offered. All in the beauty\, simplicity and tranquility of the Mana Retreat centre. \nThis workshops specific focus is on familial legacies as held by parts\, the body and within the system. Learn how to work with legacy material in a variety of experiential ways through somatic exploration\, creative externalisation and IFS as it applies to many systems. \nYou will learn to work with protectors that hold legacy material and exiles that are often holding pain that is not entirely all theirs. As we tune into legacy material we see that it is often deeply woven throughout our systems and often subtle yet powerful in its influence- when we bring this material to awareness and meet it with curiosity and openness applying the IFS model\, profound change can happen. \n\nYour Teacher\n\nEmma Diamond MA is an Individual\, Child and Family Therapist in private practice with a Masters in Family Therapy. As the inaugural IFS Institute Trainer in the Australian and New Zealand region\, Emma has eighteen years of experience working extensively with children\, families\, couples and individuals mostly in the context of complex trauma. She deeply values being part of the growing IFS community of Australia\, New Zealand and Asia. \nEmma has enjoyed deepening her IFS practice over the last five years via trainings\, workshops\, deepening courses and most importantly her clients\, supervision and personal therapy. She works with creativity\, playfulness\, perspective and presence to deliver expansive and practical consultation and guidance for your ongoing IFS growth both personally and professionally.
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/ifs-between-the-generations/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:The Perceptual Journey - Soma to Wholeness
DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to our weekend course The Perceptual Journey; Soma to Wholeness with the blessing and guidance of Robyn and Manuela we are offering this course at Mana. This course has been developed to continue to support your development of the perceptual journey. \nOver the weekend we will explore topics of: Polyvagal theory\, and its role in inflammation and allostasis. Trauma and its impact on soma and the journey to Wholeness\, including the modified or adapted form\, autoimmune conditions and PTSD. The Neuroimmune axis\, lamina terminalis and The Bird\, thus deepening your understanding of mind\, body\, spirit connections\, how the subtleties of these connections of the bodies systems impact how our patients present and treat and the beauty of the bodies inherent ability to remember The River of Life and the Wisdom that flows and guides each one of us. \nOver the weekend there will also be time for reflection and rest. \n\nAbout the Course\nThe course will be worth 20 hours of CPD and take a similar approach as that which you have experienced in the past with both theory and practical elements. \nStart 12noon Friday 20th November\nFinish 1pm Monday 23rd November \n\nFacilitators\nThe Perceptual Studies Group NZ\nRoss Payn\, Debbie & Jerry Ryan\, Angela Procter\, Anne Bengsston and Anya Schumacher Knight.\nA little bit about us\, together we have over 135 years osteopathic experience in private practice\, we have all completed the IX Phases with Robyn and Manuela. We are dedicated to supporting osteopaths on their biodynamic journey\, preserving and growing the legacy left to us all by our elders. \nTo book your study place if you haven’t already please email perceptualstudiesnz@gmail.com
URL:https://manaretreat.com/event/the-perceptual-studies-group-nz/
LOCATION:Mana Retreat Centre\, 608 Manaia Road\, State Highway 25\, RD1\, Coromandel\, 3581\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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